The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam Mcgee Chords & Lyrics - The Hollies

[INTRO]
[E] [D] [E]

[1st Verse]
[E]Big tall man standing in the street
[G]Gun hanging on [D]by his [A]side
[A]Just one man that he'd like to meet
[A]That's [Bm]when I began to [B]hide

[2nd Verse]
[E]I recognized him from the face of his son
[E]The [G]hate in his eye didn't [A]lie
[A]And what I did can't be undone
[A]Borr[B]owed time, there's none to [E]buy

[3rd Verse]
[E]Well, I hid around the back of a derelict shack
[G]Ain't looking for a mad show[A]down
[A]But he was smart, he'd already checked
[A]A [B]week in advance I'd paid down

[4th Verse]
[B]Well, the [E]hotel clerk was a fun-loving man
[G]The job he h[D]ad it didn't p[A]ay
[A]He told all about what happened that night
There he is, [Bm]that's the [B]one's all he'd [E]say

[CHORUS]
[E]Well, all the people were
[B]Running, jumping, even thum[A]ping
[A]On my bad neighbor's doors
[A]Crying [B]curly Billy silly with his colt he calls filly
[A]Let me in I gotta hi[E]de
[E]Well, everybody was
[B]Crying, sighing Sam McGee's dying
[A]No one to protect our town
[B]Curly Billy silly with his colt he calls filly
[B]He's [A]gonna shoot your [G]sheriff down[E]

[INTERLUDE]
[E]

[5th Verse]
[E]Big tall man standing in the street
[E]Now a ha[G]nd hovering ready to [A]slide
[A]Drew out his gun, it wasn't for fun
[A]Let [Bm]me in there's nowhere to hide

[6th Verse]
[E]Well, I made my play but it wasn't my day
[G]I felt the rip[D]ping l[A]ead
[A]That's when I knew my time was through
[A]Rest in [Bm]peace were the last words he [E]said

[CHORUS]
[E]Well, all the people were
[B]Running, jumping, even thumping
[B]On [A]my bad neighbor's doors
[A]Crying [B]curly Billy silly with his colt he calls [A]filly
[E]Let me in I gotta hide
[E]Well, everybody was
[B]Crying, sighing Sam McGee's [A]dying
[A]No one to protect our town
[B]Curly Billy silly with his colt he calls filly
[B]He's [A]gonna shoot your [G]sheriff do[E]wn

[Out-Chorus]
[E]Well, all the people were
[B]Running, jumping, even thumping
[B]On [A]my bad neighbor's doors
[A]Crying [B]curly Billy silly with his colt he calls [A]filly
[E]Let me in I gotta hide
[E]Well, everybody was
[B]Crying, sighing Sam McGee's dying
[A]No one to protect our town
[B]Curly Billy silly with his colt he calls [A]filly
[B]He's [A]gonna shoot your [G]sheriff do[E]wn
[B]Running, jumping, even thumping
[B]On my [A]bad neighbor's doors
[A]Crying [B]curly Billy silly with his colt he calls [A]filly
Let me in I gotta hide [E]
[E]Well, everybody was
[B]Crying, sighing Sam McGee's dying